Scholte

Scholte is a surname of Dutch origin. It generally has an occupational root, where the forebear was a '"scholte" = schout, but can also be patronymic, as Scholte once was used as a given name.[1] People with this surname include:

  • Frederick Scholte (d. 1959), Dutch-born principal tailor to the Duke of Windsor from 1919 to 1959
  • Jan Scholte (1910-1976), Dutch water polo player
  • Johan Gerard Jozef Scholte (1907-1970), Dutch geophysicist who described the Scholte wave
  • Joost Scholte (b. 1978), Dutch film producer
  • Owen Scholte (1896-1918), English World War I flying ace
  • Reinout Scholte (b. 1967), Dutch cricket player
  • Rob Scholte (b. 1958), Dutch artist
  • Suzanne Scholte (b. 1959), American Human rights activist

See also

References

  1. ↑ Scholten at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch surnames
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